The George-based webcam portal Midafricam, which usually focuses on the well-known Kaaimans Railway Bridge across the river mouth, has reset its camera to record the devastation of the N2 and surrounding area, including Dolphins Point.

The webcam, which is situated on a cliff facing the sliding R4-million holiday house, updates four different scenes at the pass every five minutes.

It includes footage of the large crack above the Dolphins Point holiday house and damage to the train tracks below, near the famous Kaaimans Grotto cave restaurant.

IT trainer and portal co-owner Justin Miles said he and business partner, IT businessman John Durrer, operated several webcams on the Garden Route as a hobby.

"We set up at Kaaimans in February last year and have been receiving an estimated 350 hits a day from across South Africa, the UK, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands."

"We started getting requests for more detailed footage of the devastation at Kaaimans and subsequently refocused our camera to include a wider section of the pass and river mouth."

He said hits on the site had now increased to 1,000 a day.

Miles said they had been planning to set up a webcam at the site of the sliding holiday home to get a closer view of the train track, but had not finalised the details when they heard the bad news that the house could not be saved.

"We know the owner, Wim de Beer, well and were very sad for him that he had lost a house with such an unusual and awesome view."

Engineers say there is nothing they can do to stop the house sinking.

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